RELI 100 - Modern Religious Thought

Institution:

Hofstra University

Subject:

Religion

Description:

Semester Hours: 3 Periodically Development of modern religious thought from Hume to the present. Attention given to such topics as: religion as morality (Kant); as subjectivity (Schleiermacher, Kierkegaard); as related to nature (Whitehead); as related to history (R. Niebuhr); and as reflected in American Naturalism (Santayana, Dewey). Course is introduced by a survey of some of the factors that undermined religious authority in the 18th century. Recurrent motif of the course is the relationship between modern religious thought and the history of modern philosophy. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: PHI 10 or RELI 12 or permission of instructor.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hofstra.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 463-6600

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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